onmachtig

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch onmachtich, from Old Dutch unmahtig, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *unmahtīgaz. By surface analysis, onmacht +‎ -ig or on- +‎ machtig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔ(n)ˈmɑx.təx/, /ˈɔ(n)ˌmɑx.təx/
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  • Hyphenation: on‧mach‧tig
  • Rhymes: -ɑxtəx

Adjective

onmachtig (comparative onmachtiger, superlative onmachtigst)

  1. powerless, lacking (sufficient) power
  2. incapable, lacking capability, knowledge or command
  3. unconscious

Declension

Declension of onmachtig
uninflected onmachtig
inflected onmachtige
comparative onmachtiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial onmachtig onmachtiger het onmachtigst
het onmachtigste
indefinite m./f. sing. onmachtige onmachtigere onmachtigste
n. sing. onmachtig onmachtiger onmachtigste
plural onmachtige onmachtigere onmachtigste
definite onmachtige onmachtigere onmachtigste
partitive onmachtigs onmachtigers —

Synonyms

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